Paper, Scissors, Death, Joanna Campbell Slan
Paper, Scissors, Death, Joanna Campbell Slan
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Paper, Scissors, Death

Author: Joanna Campbell Slan

Narrator: Amy McFadden

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/30/2023


Synopsis

JUST BECAUSE HER HUSBAND'S NAKED, DEAD, AND IN A HOTEL BED . . .

. . . it might not be what it seems. But there's that scarf in his mouth.

Given the situation, Kiki Lowenstein can't help remembering that her (late) husband got her pregnant while cheating on his girlfriend.

True, he did the right thing at the time, and their much-loved daughter Anya is now eleven years old. But suddenly he's dead, and Kiki's financially embarrassed—that jerk disinherited his own family!

Passive Kiki transforms herself into a fighter, walking right out of her luxurious life and into a scrapbooking store, where she turns a hobby into a moneymaker. Her new gig goes slightly awry when her late husband's not-so-ex-girlfriend insults her in public, but that's just the beginning. How much can one woman stand?

As her husband's secret life explodes before her eyes, Kiki discovers that their daughter has a shocking secret of her own. Then the cops come for Kiki. And Family Services comes for Anya. Kiki has to fight for all she holds dear, and she must start with tracking down her late husband's killer. Hope arrives for Kiki in the twin forms of a hot, homicide detective and her own newfound ability to cope.

About Joanna Campbell Slan

Nationally bestselling and award-winning author Joanna Campbell Slan has written thirty books. Her nonfiction has been endorsed by Toastmasters International; her first novel was shortlisted for the Agatha Award; and her historical fiction has won the Daphne du Maurier Award. Joanna edits the Happy Homicides Anthologies and coauthors the Dollhouse Decor & More series. One of her short stories is included in the prestigious Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies anthology.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on July 10, 2010

First, the lead character, Kiki Lowenstein, came across to me as being too dumb for words. Her husband had a heart attack, or was is murder, under rather questionable circumstances and his business partner swooped in a little too quickly demanding repayment of missing funds,. What woman who has an 1......more

Goodreads review by Jeanie on March 23, 2017

I adore this series and have been waiting anxiously to read Paper, Scissors, Death ever since I heard that Joanna Campbell Slan was getting the rights back. For many series, if I don't start with the first book, I can't make myself go back because the later books are usually better, not so with this......more

Goodreads review by Marie Tovaas on March 26, 2017

Couldn't put it down! It's almost two am, and here I am writing a review at this hour of the morning. The story creeps up on you as slowly but surely Slan hooks you into her characters. Then there is the scrapbooking. It's not a sideline, it's integral to the story and the solution of the murders. Wh......more

Goodreads review by Mom2triplets04 on March 27, 2020

Started this for #marchmysterymadness readathon. I am a scrapbook addict in real life so it was fun to read something I could relate to. Kiki the main Character works in a scrapbook store. Her husband dies suddenly. They say he had a heart attack. Kiki believes he was murdered. We are trying to find......more

Goodreads review by Julie on October 31, 2008

Writing is all about writing what you know---or what you are willing to research. Author of at least eight books about scrapbooking, Joanna Campbell Slan mixes her passion for scrapbooking and her passion for writing, and viola! Paper, Scissors, Death: A Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft Mystery was bor......more